When Paddy Pimblett picked James 'Jay Cartwright' Buckley from 'The Inbetweeners' to play him in future biopic

Ever since making his UFC debut last year, Paddy Pimblett has catapulted himself to stardom with a string of stellar finishes and post-fight interviews. And there seems to be no shortage of confidence for the Englishman.

Pimblett is already dreaming of becoming one of the biggest names in the sport and perhaps one day even having a Hollywood film based on his life. In an interview with GIVEMESPORT, the 27-year-old suggested possible casting choices if such a film was made.

The rising UFC star said that YouTuber and The Inbetweeners star James 'Jay Cartwright' Buckley would be an apt choice to play him in the movie. He added that American actor Owen Wilson would be a good choice to portray an older Pimblett:

“Owen Wilson probably or Jay Cartwright of the Inbetweeners, think I’d have Jay playing me at my age now, I’d have Owen Wilson playing me when I’m a bit older. We just need to find a little child version of me and we’re flying.”

'The Baddy' is currently 3-0 in the UFC. Interestingly, the Englishman is reportedly set to compete at UFC 282 scheduled for December 10 at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

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UFC Twitter reacts to Paddy Pimblett looking like James Buckley from 'The Inbetweeners'

Apparently, Paddy Pimblett is not the only one who sees his similarity with The Inbetweeners star James Buckley. Take a look at some Tweets from the UFC fandom discussing the visual similarities between the two men.

In a hilarious tweet, Dorian Darkfruit Darch stated that Pimblett can take a shot even though he looks like the The Inbetweeners actor. Twitter user @CoreyB08 cory joked that Buckley grew up to be Pimblett.

@SophieHoughxxx Tweeted:

"Boyfriend watching ufc and does anyone else think paddy pimblett looks like he’s on horrible histories, or Jay Cartwright from inbetweeners."

In a seemingly logical comparison, @purplesunnies Tweeted that 'The Baddy' looks like a buffed Jay Cartwright, while Twitter user Monsieur Kiki stated that he thought Pimblett was Buckley until very recently.

@moee_xls Tweeted that he thought James Buckley had gone to the UFC after searching up Pimblett. Twitter user Witch stated that he sees Jay Cartwright from The Inbetweeners whenever he looks at the UFC star.

In a Tweet by @FigFletcher stated that the 27-year-old looked like a cross between the The Inbetweeners star and Demian Maia. Twitter user @Jhausler28 suggested that Pimblett looked like bada** Scouser version of Buckley.

@EleanorEleanorx Tweeted:

"They call him Paddy the Baddy from Liverpool, I call him Jay from The Inbetweeners."

Twitter user @huttss88 stated that the UFC star looks like a cross between Jay Cartwright and Canadian wrestler Owen Hart, while @KindUtopian suggested that Paddy Pimblett is a more menacing version of the The Inbetweeners star.